It looks like the number was HB1282. The text does not mention ping at all.
It is all about unsolicited commercial (advertising) email. Text of Bill: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01282&VERSION=5&TYPE=B A good article from the Texas Bar: http://www.texasbar.com/globals/tbj/2003/sept/spam.asp And I will now stop before Mike tells me to move it to CF-LAW. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/24/03 05:27PM >>> SB186 is the Texas Anti-spam statutes, The mail issue is California. I just read that in a newsletter from the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation.) http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/09/24/california.spam.ap/index.html http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/24/tech/main574891.shtml http://www.spamlaws.com/state/ca1.html ====================================== Stop spam on your domain, use our gateway! For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com Featuring Win2003 Enterprise, RedHat Linux, CFMX 6.1 and all databases. ISP rated: http://www.forta.com/cf/isp/isp.cfm?isp_id=772 Suggested corporate Anti-virus policy: http://www.dshield.org/antivirus.pdf ====================================== If you are not satisfied with my service, my job isn't done! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 4:21 PM Subject: Re: Auto Pinging Script? | Honest Doug, I'm not trying to pick on you today, but: | | The law (SB 186) requires "ADV" to be in the subject line. Do that and you're free/clear. Also, opt-in mailings are exempt, so an ongoing relationship is protected so long as it was established properly (expect a lot of wiggling on that one). | | I'd love to see them enforce this, but... | | Google "California Anti Spam law" for several news reports on this. | | | -- | ------------------------------------------- | Matt Robertson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | MSB Designs, Inc. http://mysecretbase.com | ------------------------------------------- | | -- | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=i:4:138349 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
